as you heard, sean a, a amazingly high voice. but to really own a song, you must master the art of breathing and i think that he breathes mainly from up here and as ellen knows i taught her to sing from this area. ♪ there were bells on the hill ♪ ♪ but i never heard them ringing. ♪ ♪ no i never heard them at all ♪ ♪ till there was you. ♪ [audience applause]. thank you. i have a confession to make; i'm just a teency bit jealous of ellen degeneres. alright, alright i'd be lying if i didn't confess that and just wouldn't feel right lying here in washington, d.c. nobody lies here. and nobody deserves this honor more than me. did i say me? whoops. i meant ellen, ellen degeneres. the woman has certainly paid her dues and taken risks and now ellen has conquered the art of the talk show working 1 whole hour a day. while i, i on the other hand, have to appear in eight broadway shows a week singing my heart out, dancing till my feet bleed and for what; the undying adoration of people who paid $150 a ticket? where's the sati